Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Scripting Engine Information Disclosure (MS17-006: CVE-2017-0049)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0103
Date Published: 14 Mar 2017
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 14 March, 2017
Source: Microsoft MS17-006
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-0049
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted web page.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS17-006

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Scripting Engine Information Disclosure (MS17-006: CVE-2017-0049) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Scripting Engine Information Disclosure (MS17-006: CVE-2017-0049)

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